Académie du Jazz

The Académie du jazz (English: Jazz Academy) is a non-profit French association created in 1955, which annually awards the best artists and the best musical productions in the world of jazz. The founding president was violinist André Hodeir followed by journalist Maurice Cullaz, radio producer Claude Carrière, and currently François Lacharme. Honorary presidents have included novelist Jean Cocteau, composers Georges Auric and Henri Sauguet, music critic Charles Delaunay, violinist Stéphane Grappelli, pianist Martial Solal and Frédéric Charbaut, co-founder of the Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Académie du Jazz

The Académie du jazz (English: Jazz Academy) is a non-profit French association created in 1955, which annually awards the best artists and the best musical productions in the world of jazz. The founding president was violinist André Hodeir followed by journalist Maurice Cullaz, radio producer Claude Carrière, and currently François Lacharme. Honorary presidents have included novelist Jean Cocteau, composers Georges Auric and Henri Sauguet, music critic Charles Delaunay, violinist Stéphane Grappelli, pianist Martial Solal and Frédéric Charbaut, co-founder of the Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés.